Jesper Andreasson: 2 books
Extreme Sports, Extreme Bodies
Gender, Identities and Bodies in Motion
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2018
This book investigates extreme sports, defined as sports in which athletes challenge and transgress societal perceptions of what is humanly possible to achieve, in terms of physical training and bodily development/performance. Situated within a growing body of literature analysing the impact of new...
Fatherhood in Transition
Masculinity, Identity and Everyday Life
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
This book discusses and analyses the ways in which fatherhood is in transition in contemporary and globalized society. The authors identify and examine fathering practices in relation to hegemonic and marginal patterns of masculinity, the concept of heteronormativity and sexuality, and patterns of...